Plaistow and Ifold Parish NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
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Plaistow and Ifold Parish NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN 2014-2029 REGULATION 15 SUBMISSION: 17 SEPTEMBER 2019 FINAL VERSION Plaistow and Ifold Parish Council CONTACT: The Parish Clerk - Miss Catherine Nutting The Old Cottage, Barkfold Kirdford, West Sussex RH14 0JH E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.plaistowandifold.org.uk INSIDE FRONT COVER INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK The Plaistow and Ifold Parish - Neighbourhood Plan has been developed: • by a Steering Group comprising of Parish Councillors with volunteer residents (with particular recognition to the significant work undertaken by Sara Burrell - former Parish Council Chairman, Christine Pierce - Steering Group Coordinator, and William ‘Bill’ Townsend), on behalf of Plaistow and Ifold Parish Council; and • in consultation with Colin Smith Planning (MRTPI); and • with monetary and technical grants awarded by: My Community – Locality, a programme partner of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG; with programmes delivered by AECOM (Neighbourhood Planning & Engagement); and a grant provided by the ExxonMobil Volunteer Involvement Programme (VIP). All supporting evidence and documents referenced within are available for public viewing on the Plaistow and Ifold Parish Council website: www.plaistowandifold.org.uk or from the noted website locations. Please Note: Some maps have been reproduced with the kind permission of The Francis Frith Collection and available for public viewing, either in this document or on the Parish Council websites, and are subject to copyright. CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 MAP 1: DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA (CDC – 06 NOVEMBER 2012) 3 MAP 2: DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA (SDNPA – 14 MARCH 2013) 4 2. VISION 5 ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE 6 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 6 HOUSING 7 ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT 7 TRANSPORT 7 3. PARISH CHARACTERISTICS 8 THE PLAN AREA 8 ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE 8 MAP 3: IFOLD SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY 9 MAP 4: PLAISTOW CONSERVATION AREA 11 SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS 12 ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 12 4. ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE 13 POLICY EH1 – PROTECTION OF HERITAGE ASSETS 13 POLICY EH2 – PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 14 MAP 5: ANCIENT WOODLAND 16 POLICY EH3 – PROTECTION OF TREES, WOODLANDS AND NATURAL VEGETATION 17 TABLE 1: CASCADE CHART FOR TREE QUALITY – BS5837:2012 18 POLICY EH4 – LOCAL GREEN SPACES 20 MAP 6: LOCAL GREEN SPACES – IFOLD 22 MAP 7: LOCAL GREEN SPACES – PLAISTOW 23 MAP 8: LOCAL GREEN SPACES – SHILLINGLEE 24 AIMS – COMMUNITY ASSETS 25 AIM 1 – COMMUNITY ASSETS 25 POLICY EH5 – ARTIFICIAL LIGHT EMISSIONS (EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LIGHTING ON BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES) 26 AIMS – ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE 27 AIM 2 – EXTERNAL LIGHTING ON BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES 27 POLICY EH6 – STREET LIGHTING 28 5. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 29 POLICY Ci 1 – REDUCING AND AVOIDING FLOOD RISK 30 POLICY Ci 2 – CONNECTION TO TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS 32 AIMS – COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 33 AIM 3 – FLOOD MITIGATION 33 AIM 4 – SAFEGUARDING WATER RESOURCES 33 AIM 5 – FOUL DRAINAGE CAPACITY 33 AIM 6 – HOLY TRINITY CHURCH AND OTHER COMMUNITY BUILDINGS 34 AIM 7 – IFOLD PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 35 6. HOUSING 36 POLICY H1 – SITE PROPOSED FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 38 MAP 9: ALLOCATED SITE - LAND OPPOSITE THE GREEN, PLAISTOW 40 MAP 10: PLAISTOW DEVELOPMENT PATTERN & AVERAGE GROSS DENSITIES 41 POLICY H2 – HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE IFOLD SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY 42 POLICY H3 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING 44 TABLE 2: PLAISTOW AND IFOLD PARISH HOUSING REGISTER (CDC) 45 POLICY H4 – HOUSING DENSITY AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES 46 7. ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT 48 POLICY EE1 – LIVE/WORK FACILITIES 48 POLICY EE2 – SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY 50 POLICY EE3 – RETAIL SHOP PREMISES 51 POLICY EE4 – BROWNFIELD SITE 52 MAP 11: BROWNFIELD SITE 54 8. TRANSPORT 55 POLICY T1 – ENSURING HIGHWAY SAFETY 55 AIMS – TRANSPORT 57 AIM 8 – PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY 57 AIM 9 – CYCLE ROUTES 58 AIM 10 – PUBLIC TRANSPORT 58 AIM 11 – TRAFFIC CALMING FOR ADOPTED HIGHWAYS 58 AIM 12 – SCHOOL TRANSPORT 58 MAP 12: PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY 59 9. MONITORING AND DELIVERY 60 TABLE 3: DELIVERY OF KEY POLICIES AND AIMS WITHIN THE PLAN. 61 APPENDIX 1: LIST OF ANCIENT AND DECIDUOUS WOODLAND 62 APPENDIX 2: LISTING BUILDINGS 63 APPENDIX 3: NON-DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS 65 APPENDIX 4: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY – FLOOD ZONE MAP IFOLD 67 APPENDIX 5: ALL SITES ASSESSED 68 APPENDIX 6: COMMUNITY ASSETS 69 APPENDIX 7: LOCAL GREEN SPACE ASSESSMENTS 70 INDEX OF POLICIES POLICY POLICY DESCRIPTION PAGE EH1 PROTECTION OF HERITAGE ASSETS 14 EH2 PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 15 EH3 PROTECTION OF TREES, WOODLANDS AND NATURAL VEGETATION 18 EH4 LOCAL GREEN SPACES 21 EH5 ARTICIFICAL LIGHT EMISSIONS (EXTERNAL LIGHTING ON BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES) 27 EH6 STREET LIGHTING 29 Ci1 REDUCING AND AVOIDING FLOOD RISK 31 Ci2 CONNECTION TO TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS 33 H1 SITE PROPOSED FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 39 H2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE IFOLD SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY 43 H3 AFFORDABLE HOUSING 45 H4 HOUSING DENSITY AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES 47 EE1 LIVE/WORK FACILITIES 49 EE2 SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY 51 EE3 RETAIL SHOP PREMISES 52 EE4 BROWNFIELD SITE 53 T1 ENSURING HIGHWAY SAFETY 56 INDEX OF AIMS (refer to paragraph 1.6 for a definition of AIMs) AIM NO. AIM DESCRIPTION PAGE AIM 1 COMMUNITY ASSETS 26 AIM 2 EXTERNAL LIGHTING (ON BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES) 28 AIM 3 FLOOD MITIGATION 34 AIM 4 SAFEGUARDING WATER RESOURCES 34 AIM 5 FOUL DRAINAGE CAPACITY 34 AIM 6 HOLY TRINITY CHURCH AND OTHER COMMUNITY BUILDINGS 35 AIM 7 IFOLD PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 36 AIM 8 PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY 58 AIM 9 CYCLE ROUTES 59 AIM 10 PUBLIC TRANSPORT 59 AIM 11 TRAFFIC CALMING FOR ADOPTED HIGHWAYS 59 AIM 12 SCHOOL TRANSPORT 59 INDEX OF MAPS MAP NO. MAP DESCRIPTION PAGE MAP 1 DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA – CDC (06 NOVEMBER 2012) 4 MAP 2 DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA – SDNPA (14 MARCH 2013) 5 MAP 3 IFOLD SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY 10 MAP 4 PLAISTOW CONSERVATION AREA 12 MAP 5 ANCIENT WOODLAND 17 MAP 6 LOCAL GREEN SPACES – IFOLD 23 MAP 7 LOCAL GREEN SPACES – PLAISTOW 24 MAP 8 LOCAL GREEN SPACES – SHILLINGLEE 25 MAP 9 ALLOCATED SITE - LAND OPPOSITE THE GREEN, PLAISTOW 41 MAP 10 PLAISTOW DEVELOPMENT PATTERN & AVERAGE GROSS DENSITIES 42 MAP 11 BROWNFIELD SITE 55 MAP 12 PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY 60 INDEX OF TABLES TABLE NO. TABLE DESCRIPTION PAGE TABLE 1 Cascade Chart for Tree Quality – BS5837:2012) 19 TABLE 2 Plaistow and Ifold Parish Housing Register (CDC) 46 TABLE 3 Delivery of key Policies and AIMs within The Plan 62 PAGE 1 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Localism Act 2011 facilitated decision-making being passed from the national and regional level to local government, and from local government to local communities. Neighbourhood Planning is a key part of the Government’s drive to devolve power to the local level; and gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area. Local communities are able to choose where they want new homes, shops and offices to be built, have their say on what those new buildings should look like and what infrastructure should be provided, and to facilitate planning permission for the new buildings they want to see go ahead. 1.2 Chichester District Council (CDC) is the lead planning authority for this Neighbourhood Plan. However, the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) is the Local Planning Authority for the part of the Parish that resides in the South Downs National Park (as shown on Map 1: Designated Neighbourhood Plan Area – CDC, 06 November 2012; and Map 2: Designated Neighbourhood Plan Area – SDNPA, 14 March 2013). 1.3 The Parish Council can only draft planning policies that are in general conformity with the development plan for the area, which currently consists of the Chichester Local Plan Key Policies (2014-2029) (CLPKP) adopted in 2015; the South Downs Local Plan (2014-2033) adopted 2nd July 2019; the West Sussex Minerals and Waste Plan; and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF – February 2019). 1.4 It is the role of CDC to consult with the SDNPA at the submission stage of the Neighbourhood Plan (The Plan) as part of the consultation under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Plan General Regulations 2012 (as amended). 1.5 Communities that draw up a Neighbourhood Plan, and secure the consent of local people in a Referendum, will benefit from 25% of the revenues from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) arising from sustainable development that takes place in their area. 1.6 The Plan sets out land use policies against which development proposals will be considered as part of the planning application process. In addition, The Plan sets out AIMs which are not appropriate to include as land use policies, because they require the co-operation of agencies, landowners and developers; and are more strategic in nature. The AIMs are included as a basis for demonstrating the priorities and objectives of the Parish Council, and to encourage dialogue. 1.7 Once agreed by a majority in a referendum, The Plan will attain the same legal status as the adopted CLPKP. At that point it becomes part of the statutory development plan. Applications for planning permission in Plaistow and Ifold Parish will then be determined in accordance with the CDC development plan unless, material considerations indicate otherwise. 1.8 Whilst the position of the community must be the starting point, The Plan must also conform to national and local planning policy in order to proceed to Referendum. The main challenges The Plan has had to address is the allocation of housing development in an area which is predominantly rural and has only one settlement with a defined Settlement Boundary (within which no suitable sites are available) and very limited facilities (a hall and a Scout & Girl Guide Hut); and a village with no Settlement Boundary but which has a greater range of facilities (shop, school, pub, Church, hall, several recreational amenities, including a central village green and a weekly Royal Mail Post Office outreach service), and where suitable sites have been identified.